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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.

APTech hosting free leadership webinar News 

APTech hosting free leadership webinar

The Association for Print Technologies (APTech) is hosting a free 60-minute webinar, “An Introduction to Managing Transformation in the Printing Industry,” on May 21, 2020 at 1 p.m. EST. This event is being presented by George Mason University School of Business professors as part of a collaboration between APTech and the University. The Advanced Leadership program will arm executives with... Read More
PicSpotr launches cloud-based business management app for photographers New Products 

PicSpotr launches cloud-based business management app for photographers

PicSpotr launched a studio and customer relationship management (CRM) software for professional photographers. PicSpotr says the platform offers “support for solopreneurs, freelance, and small studio photography businesses and has no limits on the number of documents, assets, or workflows you can create.” PicSpotr pricing is $20.21/monthly or $194/annual, a 20% discount. The app supports several different currencies and is used... Read More
Kodak reports lower sales and greater loss in first quarter Earnings reports News 

Kodak reports lower sales and greater loss in first quarter

Eastman Kodak Co. reported a first-quarter loss of net loss of $111 million on consolidated revenues of $267 million. The net loss includes expense of $167 million related to the increase in deferred tax valuation allowances for locations outside the U.S. and income of $53 million related to the change in fair value of embedded derivatives in the Series A Preferred... Read More
Skylum “swipe report” demonstrates importance of photos in dating apps Market research 

Skylum “swipe report” demonstrates importance of photos in dating apps

Skylum, the makers of creative photo-editing tool Luminar released its “Swipe Report,” revealing, when asked which dating negatives which might otherwise be important to them could be overlooked if someone had a good photo, 28 percent of dating app/site users (US adults who have ever used an online dating service) are willing to overlook social preferences (e.g., drinking, smoking, etc.),... Read More
Seagate PhotoDrive now bundled with three-year Mylio plan News 

Seagate PhotoDrive now bundled with three-year Mylio plan

Mylio, a photo organizer app that manages digital clutter across devices, announced today that, for a limited time, the purchase of a Seagate PhotoDrive backup device will include a complimentary, three-year Mylio Create plan. Valued at $150, the plan includes automatic multi-device syncing for up to 50,000 photos, premium editing features, and cloud-optional backup storage. The Seagate PhotoDrive with the Mylio Create plan... Read More
Imagely announces Nathan Signh is CEO, merges with Envira Gallery People on the Move 

Imagely announces Nathan Signh is CEO, merges with Envira Gallery

Imagely, a leading provider of WordPress products and services for photographers, announced seasoned investor and entrepreneur Nathan Singh as the new owner and CEO. Singh brings substantial knowledge of the WordPress gallery plugin market and a deep appreciation for photography and photographers. His technical background includes work as a software engineer at Boeing, as well as the founding and building... Read More
Canon Solutions expands cutter portfolio with three additional models from MultiCam News 

Canon Solutions expands cutter portfolio with three additional models from MultiCam

Canon Solutions America Inc. announced the addition of three Celero Series Digital Cutters from MultiCam Inc., an expert in the large format finishing market, to its finishing solutions portfolio. The Celero Series Cutters are designed to support both rigid and flexible substrates. Equipped with standard features and options to benefit an entry-level to a proficient-level customer base, these three series... Read More
“Today Show” recognizes MailPix during “Small Business Solutions” segment News Promotions 

“Today Show” recognizes MailPix during “Small Business Solutions” segment

MailPix was one of four small companies featured by Jill Martin, lifestyle contributor, on  NBC’s “The Today Show” Small Business Solutions segment, on Thursday, May 7. The segment recognized small business contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Martin featured personalized photo gifts like coloring wallpaper, acrylic prints, yoga mats, banners and signs. “Today Show” viewers received a 75% discount with the code:... Read More
Industry notes for the week of May 9 Earnings reports News People on the Move 

Industry notes for the week of May 9

Mobile App News SmugMug adds editing and auto-upload to mobile app SmugMug has updated its Android and iOS apps to include editing features and automatic uploads. The new editing functions include transform, filters, text editing and more. Matterport brings 3D capture to iPhone Matterport released Matterport for iPhone, a way to create, to edit, and to share high-fidelity 3D digital twins of any physical... Read More
U.K.’s Picsolve enters administration News 

U.K.’s Picsolve enters administration

Picsolve, a global provider of digital photo and video products for theme parks, attractions, and events, has entered receivership and a buyer is being sought, according to Insider Media. The company generated $70.5 million in 2019 and purchased a Belgium-based start-up Panora.me  that year. The company, founded as Rx Technology in 1994 before changing its name to Picsolve in 2002,... Read More